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Category Archives: fiction
Black Panther Pregaming!
Black Panther Pregaming Podcast TELL THE DAMN STORY Unplugged Alexander Simmons and Christopher Ryan discuss the roots of the Black Panther, creative contributions that are reflected in the new movie, and why we may need the Panther now more than … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, comics, fiction, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, writing
Tagged #BlackPanther, #BlackPantherTH, #Marvel, #MarvelCinematicUniverse
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New Year’s Eve Epiphany
“It’s the final countdown…” The was the song playing when I got bagels this morning. Hard not to smirk. Harder to dismiss in this, the era of American divisiveness. But we haven’t lost all hope, not yet. At least that’s … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, #comedy, #POTUS, #Trump, America, Faith, fiction, Marvel Cinematic Universe, politics, pop culture, Spirituality, writing
Tagged #2018, #America, #American, #amwriting, #BlackMirror, #Callister, #divisiveness, #MariahCarey, #Marvel, #politics, #publishing, #selfpublishing
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New Year’s Resolution Suggestion: Listen to The Doctor
“They say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one….” As the decade that was 2017 finally ends, I keep thinking of advice spoken in the final moments of a beloved character’s existence (at least in this incarnation – … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, #POTUS, #Trump, America, Faith, fiction, film, politics, pop culture, Spirituality, super-heroes
Tagged #2018, #DoctorWho, #New Year'sEve, #NightmareAmerica, #Resolutions, #TheDoctor
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Lightning Bugs Hang Out All Night Long
So I decided to get off drugs. Sleep aids, actually, because I live a roguishly rough and tumble life. They haven’t been completely successful and they often leave me sluggish in the morning, requiring more drugs, morning drugs, which for … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, Health, marriage, pop culture, writing
Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #Storytelling, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #WritingBlitz, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing
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How to Tell The Damn Story – Book Recommendations
So, this short video recommends two books I am hot on right now, one about writing fiction, the other about writing comics. I hope you find this helpful. Let me know in the comments section.
Posted in comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, independent publishing, Marvel, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing
Tagged #amreading, #bookme, #books, #LisaCron, writing
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100 Words In Defense of Hannah Baker?
Some commenters are claiming that while they cannot stop watching 13 Reasons Why, they hate Hannah Baker and believe all the characters are “privileged assholes”. I suspect this the point. In this country of immense wealth and power, where many are … Continue reading
Posted in America, fiction, film, High school, pop culture, teenagers
Tagged #13ReasonsWhy, #HannahBaker, #Netflix
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100 Words on Colassal
Anne Hathaway and Jason Sedekeis take on an interesting mash-up of film styles with “Colassal” — an apt title in many ways. What starts off as the break-up section of a rom-com quickly morphs through a “can’t go home again” … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, film, Independent film, pop culture, Uncategorized
Tagged # Colassalfilm, #AnneHathaway, #Colassal, #JasonSediekis
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Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King, chapters 11 and 12
We continue with the next installments of this thrilling adventure for your entertainment. All previous chapters are available on this blog. Enjoy!
Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King, Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10
We need to catch up to the thrilling adventures of Alex Simmons’ Blackjack, recently nominated for. Glyph Award as Best Black Male Character. I was honored to write with Alex the serialized adventure “Blackjack: Ransom for a Dead King” and … Continue reading
Posted in #adventure, America, comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, pop culture, self-publishing, super-heroes, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged # BlackLivesMatter, #action, #adventure, #AlexSimmons, #amreading, #Blackjack, #BlackMindsMatter, #BlackPantherIsntTheOnlyBlackHero, #bookme, #comics, #DocSavage, #freebooks, #freereads, #GlyphAwards, #pulp, #readme, #TellTheDamnStory, #TheShadow, #TimFielder
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